Fantastic Paintings of Animals, Fairies, Angels, Butterflies and Children Reading Books. A Mermaid reading to a Seahorse - Psychedelic Deer - Alice and the Caterpillar... all Created to Make You Smile!

 

"'Who are you?' said the Caterpillar.
This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, 'I...I hardly know, sir, just at present ...at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.'"
Lewis Carroll

John Tenniel, Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, c. 1865.

and then on FaceBorg: 

SoCal vs NorCal - silly feud - It's all Great! 

SE Said: 

We still have a lot of genuine hippies here in the Bay Area, but not nearly as many as there used to be. I noticed the hippie culture seemed to fade away pretty quickly in the 90s after Jerry Garcia died and the deadheads mostly faded away. I know hippie culture is still thriving farther north, though, in places like Sonoma and Humboldt County, and also in Santa Cruz and the Santa Cruz Mountains. Northern CA will always have hippies.

I've never understood the rivalry between Northern California and Southern California. I get that some of it is sports related, Giants vs Dodgers or whatever, but I don't understand why people like to argue and insist that one part of the state is better than the other. Am I really the only Californian who loves the entire state equally? I mean, it's a pretty fucking beautiful state, from the Oregon border all the way to Mexico. What is there to hate about it? And don't even get me started on people from other states who move here and then do nothing but complain. If you aren't from here and you don't like it here, please consider going back where you came from because we are overpopulated as it is!

and I replied:

I was one of those Northern Californians that thought we were "Groovy" and they were "Plastic" - however, that just meant I missed out on doing great LA Things... I went to the Haight during the Sixties but Never went to Sunset Strip... or The Whiskey-A-Go-Go... OOPS... My Loss...

but then My Brother Married a Woman from "The Valley" and so I went to a Wedding on a Boat in Long Beach... another wedding at a Golf Club above Laguna Beach... and Walking thru all the Art Galleries there... and We went to the Hummingbird House in Balboa Park, San Diego... Then to "TJ" and Ensanada... STILL... I could have seen More of SoCal... 

I have a Visit to the Integratron on my Bucket List... (Famous UFO Designed Building) https://www.integratron.com/

Along CA-99 in Madera County, you can find these two trees. It's said that they were planted to mark the middle of the state. The represents Northern California and the represents Southern California. The actual center of CA is in the less traveled North Fork area, but along the heavily traveled HWY 99, this is the closest to the middle they could possibly mark

Some Comments About this Meme:
We did it. Not disease. Not war. Selfishness and intentionally ignoring the signs. Now everyone jump on a plane and take another vacation.

On the positive side, how long do we have? I might have another 10 years. Maybe 15. Perhaps. Maybe I will never see the awful new world. I hope I'm not on my death bead when it all falls apart. Now that got dark. Maybe because it is dark.

and then JB said: 
Unfortunately, I don't think there is anything individuals can do at this point. Maybe if we all collectively stopped out pollutive habits decades ago, but at this point the activities of 1 billionaires in 24 hours probably has more of a negative impact on the planet then all of our pollutive habits combined. Making billionaires not exist anymore is the only way to save the planet

and I replied:

simply drive cars less... way less... and refuse to fly in jet airplanes...

and on FaceBorg SD Said:
Satan Trump proved to us that we cannot trust a president to grant pardons. After all Satan Trump pardoned all of his cronies and close friends who committed felonies. Hell, he even wanted to decree a blanket pardon for himself even before he was indicted...meaning he could keep on committing felonies in the future. Trump is cut from the same mold as Putin.... he will destroy our constitution. We need to ask our legislature (at least those in blue states because the Nazi Republicans will never go for it) to not allow presidential pardon's of anyone within the president's or a congressional circle of friends.

and SC Said:

Above IS his agenda IF he is elected - seen a program on MSNBC last week where the commentator, Michael Beschloss, called his agenda and what he is planning a "Presidential dictatorship" HE wants all the power, HE will be directing the DOJ, he will be removing protections for Federal workers, and much more - in other words a dictatorship with freedoms and democracy gone along with the Constitution - may this never ever happn to this country - also heard thiis morning he wants to withheld weapons from the Ukraine in exchange for information on the Biden Family - HIS words - it could not be more important to vote blue - IF he should be returned to office we will not be flying the same flag #indict #arrest #lockhimup

Rebekah Jones

Last night, I joined the national whistleblower summit to mourn and celebrate the life of my friend and mentor, Dan Ellsberg.

Midway through the four-hour event, the organization gave away a series of awards in recognition of whistleblowers who exemplify the principles of Dan and those who came before him.

The Pillar Award, presented by the Government Accountability Project, is the highest honor bestowed on a whistleblower.

I was stunned when they announced I was the winner of this year's award. My journey has been mired in fake controversy and targeted smears.

But that's true of all the previous winners, as well, I learned.

The kindness and warmth I've found with other whistleblowers gives me hope that I'll come out the other side of this.

A special thanks to Jackie Garrick, Sherron Watkins, Jane and Victoria Turner, the National Whistleblower Center, Whistleblowers of America, and the Whistleblower Summit.

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Boycott Facebook and Twitter... At LEAST Refuse to read that Harmful Propaganda... It's OK to WRITE to Facebook and Twitter and Force your opinions on the masses but NEVER READ IT. Too Many Russian/TrumpNik Bots Spewing Hate...

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Fallout Map - Atomic Radiation in the USA

I remember that We were sent home from elementary school as a safety drill to practice what to do in the event of an Atomic War... When I got home, Mom recommended that we climb the hill at the end of Bruce Ave so we could have a good view of the blasts... a cynical opinion... we didn't have a bomb shelter. It was assumed that we would die and our last moments on Earth should be interesting. 


We also went outside at Night to see The Sputnik, a communications satellite sent up by the Russians. We could see it, which was kind of surprising since San Jose had a lot of air pollution and lights...  

At my folks house we had a Parakeet named "Pretty Bird", Tadpoles and Tropical Fish. We had a bird and it said the words "Brush Your Teeth". Mom told me that after every meal. The bird heard those words so many times that it became one of it's phrases. It also said "Pretty Bird". Dad raised Tropical Fish. I remember that we had Neon Tetras. He only did it for a couple of years because it was a lot of work to clean the tank and replace the dead fish. He had no talent for raising fish. I remember that it was more fun to go to the pet store than to own our own. The tadpoles I got out of the creek at the end of our street. I brought them home in a jar and kept them in a bucket out back. I saw them grow one leg, two legs, three legs and then the vanished. They just jumped out of the bucket and lived in the backyard. They were still living there today as far as I know.